Saturday, August 27, 2011

Sweet Memories

Quand j'étais une petite fille...

When I was a little girl and we went to Aunt Lolly's house this small candy dish was always filled with candy for us. These visits were usually some kind of family celebration, or seasonal holiday. The food would be delicious, all of our favorites. Everything would be done to make sure that we had a wonderful time ~ and being with Lolly guaranteed that. My mother's sister, she had no children and thus we were in many ways her children too. She was the Aunt that would climb into our bedroom window on Christmas morning to help us open our stockings; the one who would show up unexpectedly to take us out of school to go to the Fair; the person who always seemed to know exactly the right gift. And she was so much fun! Sadly, she is gone now but the love, like all love remains.

This little dish isn't filled very often with candy anymore; I really don't eat much candy now, but nothing could be sweeter than the wonderful childhood memories it brings to me.

Thank you for joining me for this post. I hope that you too have a sweet childhood memory.

I had such an aunt too. My Aunt Annie used to come to visit us with a suitcase full of candy and....dress-up clothes! My sister and I had the most beautiful dress-ups because Aunt Annie had no children, lovely taste and a healthy clothing budget. The fun!

Hello Adrienne:What wonderfully happy memories you haveof your Aunt Lolly, no wonder the little chinadish fills your heart with joy. It rather reminds us of dishes which would be part of a dressing table set and so could be filled with face powder and topped off with a fluffy powder puff!! Perhaps some new use for the dish could be found which is less calorific than the sweets!!

A beautiful dish and what a lovely memory...I have one of my great-grandmother's crystal candy dishes. She used to keep spearmint starlite mints in it for us when we stopped by to visit. Thanks for reminding me of that special memory of mine...Have a wonderful week,Cindy

What a pretty post. Your Aunt Lolly's candy dish is beautiful. My Aunt Coral always had a candy dish full of wonderful mints that I would dive into the minute I arrived at her house. In fact, I would think about it all during the five hour drive to visit her.Your post is so pretty and so feminine. Beautiful. PS. I had a cousin Lolly and what I remember is her beautiful smile and fabulous laugh. Thank you for the wonderful memories.

How precious! Your pictures are so delicate and sentimental. I have an aunt like that - no children, always went that extra mile to make us kids happy in the family. It's wonderful to be blessed with such memories. I'm so glad you have the candy dish as a momento. Very touching!

How sweet that you have those memories attached to this lovely little dish. They make it all the more precious, I'm sure. Your images are captivating, Adrienne. I'm especially fond of the third one. ;)